Teesta Spar — Attraction in West Bengal

Christafari very good place in Jalpaiguri there are many seats for sitting and chilling.. Jalpaiguri is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the largest city and the headquarters of the Jalpaiguri district as well as of the Jalpaiguri division of West Bengal, covering the jurisdiction of the five districts of North Bengal.6] The city is located on the banks of the Teesta River which is the second largest river in West Bengal after the Ganges, on the foothills of the Himalayas.[7] The city is the home to the circuit bench of the Kolkata High Court, the other seat being at Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[3 Jalpaiguri features the JGEC Deemed University, the second campus of the University of North Bengal, the newly built Jalpaiguri Medical College (Where? Bad Link)and the Biswa Bangla Krirangan/ Jalpaiguri Sports Village.8 It lies 35 kilometres away from its twin city, Siliguri which is the largest metropolis of the region. Teesta -V dam, the largest project so far, was completed in 2007 on Teesta in Dikchu, East Sikkim district. Its height is 87 metres (285 ft) and its length is 176 metres (577 ft). It generates 510 MW hydroelectric power and assists flood control.

Rangit III hydroelectric project was completed in 2000 on Greater Rangit River which is a tributary of Teesta River. The catchment area of Rangit III dam is 979 square kilometres (378 sq mi) and the dam is 47 metres (154 ft) high. The project has 60 MW generation capacity, and is already online.

The other three completed projects are significantly smaller and minor—Lower Lagyap, Upper Rongni Chhu and Mayang Chhu projects.

Teesta river area is in the seismically active Zone-V and has experienced micro-seismic activity. According to India's Ministry of Environment & Forests, the Teesta river dam projects have been approved with the requirement that they adopt suitable seismic coefficient in the design for the dam, tunnel, surge shaft and power house. The projects are cascaded over the length of the river, do not store large amounts water, have small reservoirs, and therefore the projects are expected to have very low risk from the reservoir induced seismicity in the area.

Climate and tectonics

The Teesta river has preserved good imprints of climatic and tectonics along its valleys and catchments. The interrelationship between climate, erosion, deposition and tectonic activities is not properly understood to date. These are...

One of the most beautiful yet underrated place in Jalpaiguri. If you are a tourist and have a car/scooty, follow the direction of Google maps. If you travelling without any communication of your own, ask a Toto to take you here.

The beauty of this place is highlighted most in the season of Autumn, specially when the Kashphool blooms. Best time of visiting is either early morning to see sunrise, or, evenings to see sunset. Watch out for mudspots while walking. Also beware of it is rainy season, because Teesta may become engorged really soon. In the other seasons, walk towards the river and...

One of the oldest Hangouts in Jalpaiguri! A suitable place for a walk or Jog all year around. Also a place to just hangout and laze around drink a hot cup of tea with some piping hot pakoras and just take in the natural beauty. Maybe take a boat ride during season time. The beauty of this place just doubles up during monsoon and october onwards. Also a very good spot to host a cosy picnic in one of the neumerous sandbanks this place...